Destructive Storms Strike Missouri and Iowa Towns
A powerful storm system swept across Missouri and nearby states on Friday, causing widespread damage. Multiple towns report torn roofs, blown-in walls, shattered windows, and injured residents as the tornado and hail blasted through the Missouri Valley and through Burlington and Hamburg. The Chicago Burlington & Quincy train was derailed by the cyclone near Browning, with several passengers injured. The storm disrupted rail lines, damaged depots, churches, and stores, and left towns counting losses.
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Linneusy
Aszokum
Eriday
Tig
Wid Eoa
Eidlons
Chicago Burlington
Kansas City
Burlington
Browning
Watson
Indies
Lindens
Keokuk
Ashburn
St. Louis
Keokuk & Northwestern
Perry
Linnous
Talley
Sullivan County
Alex Craig
St. Joseph
Theodore J. Shea
Cincinnati
T. Smith
Ottumwa
J. C. Ross
Linnens
A. Hoss
Br. Louis
Missouri Valley
Moberly
Paciflc Junction
Percival
Plum Hollow
Ares
McPaul
Paul Bros
Kansas City Railway
Hamburg
Ascra
Westboro
Atchison County
Stanberry
Normal School
Maryville
Presbyterian Church
Roseberry
Borehouse
McCloskey
Dosley
Reynolds
Malden
Mfo
Union Church
Fry
Cliirron
Clinton
Scott Counties
Pinnée
Grove
Princeton
Ninithig County
Toronto
Chicago & Northwesternn Railway
Grand Bound
Mississippi River
Lynching at Mound City shocks Illinois in 1 night
Reports from Mound City detail the lynching of Nelson Howard colored, after a mob from Cairo arrived by hand car and stormed the jail. They took Howard from an iron cell and hanged him as a reward for capture offers circulated.
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Mound City
Pulaski
Combe
Nelson’ Howard
John Kane
Wabash Road
Cairo
Wabash ‘Road
Farmers as chemists of nature in manure practices
United States Senator Palmer cites farming as a natural laboratory where soil and air transform into plant matter. He laments reliance on staples and manures, urges study of agricultural chemistry, and warns against unverified practices such as coal tar on trees.
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Ma Guario
Nature
Fort Head
United States
Palmer
Western Michigan Farmers’ Club
Disappearance of Diseases and a Long Through History
A Youth's Companion excerpt notes the return of malaria to New England and discusses historical diseases such as leprosy gout typhus fever diphtheria and the English Sweat. It cites Erasmus and Wolsey epidemiological conditions in 16th century England and links disease with poor sanitation before concluding cleanliness and better living habits caused disappearance.
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New England
England
Europe
Pompeii
Anne Boleyn
Cardinal Wolsey
Henry VIII
Engand
Erasmus
Wolsey
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Lost Child and Her Doll Inspire City Flowers
A tiny wandering girl of four, in a blue and white bonnet, clings to a rag doll as she follows a path through yards and parks. She offers blossoms to a sorrowful boy newly arrived in the city, recognizing home in their scent and sight.
Lost Child And Park Miracle In The City
A child wanders from home and is found asleep under a tree near a park. A driver discovers the girl, rescues her, and the mother and father acknowledge a sense of providence as they recount the tale with quiet relief. Emily Huntington Miller notes in The Saint Nicholas Times.
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Gaie
Emily Huntington Miller
SS. &, Times
Curious Canoe and Gnat Made Egg Boat by Water Moth
A curiosity of nature describes gnat built egg boats and water moths shaping canoes from straw and reeds. Caterpillars live in soft cases with six feet, later emerging as moths, while others build leaf homes that hang like wings on water plants.
Willie asks about birthdays after death in Harvard Lampoon line
A comic exchange has Willie asking if he and Susie will have birthdays after death, Mam ma answers with a quip referencing Washington and the Harvard Lampoon.
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Willie
Mamma
Susie
Washington
Harvard Lampoon
William G Rich Longtime New Mexico Official and Lawyer
The record notes William G Rich served ten years as secretary and acted as governor of New Mexico. He held roles as editor soldier and lawyer and faced a life described with personal and professional burdens, including lengthy service and frequent changes.
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William G. Rich
New Mexico
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Fay Fens
Illin
Alinois Itoma
Joliet
Chester
Henry Ward Beecher
Jacksonville
A. E B. Kittredge
Third Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Jane B. Swift
Herrick Johnson
Lemont
Cook County
Avery
Emma Bond
Taylorville
Christian County
John Morgan
Ao Lane
Litchfield
Montgomery County
Honey Point
Macoupin County
Galena
Frank Chatherwood
Moyers
Bhelbyville
Jordan
Tineral
Peter L. Groot
Chicago
Lyons
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Decatur
Ilinois
Owen Haley
Bloomington
Haley
dicLean County Coal Company
Rockford
Wilson
Fayette County
Vandalia
Fair Ground
Simon Perkins
Hon
B. W. Henry
East St. Louis
Anna
Union County
Rose
Johnson County
de SP Bees Wari
USA
Paotter
Pete Ty
Sole
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